NPS Identity Signs come in an array of sizes, styles and materials and are characterized by distinctive colors and typography. Most identity signs are further distinguished by the use of the NPS Arrowhead logo. The sign panel colors (green bar over a warm grey field) were chosen to reflect NPS uniform colors and to relate to a range of outdoor environments. The two typefaces (NPS Rawlinson and Frutiger) mirror the NPS standard typography used on all other communications media.
The styles presented here are but a few of an infinite number possible. Varying the form and finish of a sign's supporting structure ensures that it fits comfortably into a park's natural or historic landscape. Maintaining consistency in the general appearance of the sign panel ensures that the park is perceived as part of the National Park System.
ID Sign Structures
Monolith
Double Post & Panel
Monolith w/ Side Column
Hanging Timber Mount
Masonry Column with Timber Mount
Custom
The UniGuide Standards offer five standard types of bases that reflect historic NPS styles. The structures can also be custom designed, as illustrated by the Fire Island sign at bottom.
Park Identity: Used to identify park to arriving visitors
Park Identity panel with full overbar and Arrowhead
Park Identity panel with full overbar and Arrowhead on sign structure
Park Identity panel with lesser overbar
and larger Arrowhead
Facility Identity:Used to identify major park sites or facilities
Facility Identity panel with facility name
first and park second.
Facility Identity panel with park name
first and facility second.
Custom Identity Signs
Park Identity Signs can be designed to have a historic look (like the Devil's Tower sign at upper left or the Harper's Ferry sign above.) They can also be retrofitted to existing sign structures.
Old Sign
New panel retrofitted
to old sign structure
New panel retrofitted
to old sign structure
To order a Park or Facility Identity Sign
To order a Park or Facility Identity Sign, call Liz Gamelier at 412 820 2200, Ext. 257.
